Notice of issue of shares under NZME’s Total Incentive Plan

Notice of issue of ordinary shares under NZME’s total incentive plan
This notice is given under the NZX Listing Rules 3.13.1 and 3.15.2 and relates to the exercise of performance
rights under the 2019 tranche of NZME’s total incentive plan (2019 TIP) pursuant to which participants were
issued performance rights which entitle them to receive fully paid ordinary shares in NZME should certain
criteria be met.
After the exercise of the performance rights detailed in this notice, there will be no further remaining
performance rights of that same class.
Section 1: Issuer information
Name of issuer NZME Limited
NZX ticker code NZM
Class of financial product Ordinary Shares
ISIN (If unknown, check on NZX website) NZNZME0001S0
Currency NZD
Section 2: Capital change details
Number issued/acquired/redeemed 1,048,583
Nominal value (if any) Not applicable
Issue/acquisition/redemption price per security Nil
Nature of the payment (for example, cash or other consideration) Upon the vesting of each
performance right under the
2019 TIP on 31 December
2020, and the end of the 2
year deferral period, on 30
December 2022 the holder is
entitled to one ordinary share
in NZME Limited (NZME) for
no cash payment, together
with an additional allocation
of shares equal to the
dividends paid on vested
rights over the vesting period
and the deferral period.
Participants have elected to
receive 61% of the shares to
which they would otherwise
be entitled to reflect the tax
treatment of the 2019 TIP.
Further details of the 2019
TIP are included within
NZME’s annual report.
Amount paid up (if not in full)

Fully paid ordinary shares

Percentage of total class of Financial Products
issued/acquired/redeemed/ (calculated on the number of Financial
Products of the Class, excluding any Treasury Stock, in existence)
0.57%
For an issue of Convertible Financial Products or Options, the principal
terms of Conversion (for example the Conversion price and Conversion
date and the ranking of the Financial Product in relation to other Classes
of Financial Product) or the Option (for example, the exercise price and
exercise date)
Not applicable
Reason for issue/acquisition/redemption and specific authority for
issue/acquisition/redemption/ (the reason for change must be identified
here)
Exercise of 1,048,583
performance rights under the
2019 TIP (see details above)
authorised by Directors’
resolution dated 21
December 2022.
Total number of Financial Products of the Class after the
issue/acquisition/redemption/Conversion (excluding Treasury Stock) and
the total number of Financial Products of the Class held as Treasury
Stock after the issue/acquisition/redemption.
183,913,614

No Treasury Stock held
In the case of an acquisition of shares, whether those shares are to be
held as treasury stock
N/A
Specific authority for the issue, acquisition, or redemption, including a
reference to the rule pursuant to which the issue, acquisition, or
redemption is made
Directors’ resolution dated 21
December 2022 pursuant to
NZX Listing Rule 4.6.1 and
4.9.1(b).
Terms or details of the issue, acquisition, or redemption (for example:
restrictions, escrow arrangements)
The shares issued are
quoted ordinary shares
ranking equally with the
existing ordinary shares on
issue of NZME
Date of issue/acquisition/redemption 30 December 2022
Section 3: Authority for this announcement and contact person
Name of person authorised to make this announcement Allison Whitney
Contact person for this announcement Allison Whitney
Contact phone number 027 479 0697
Contact email address Allison.whitney@nzme.co.nz
Date of release through MAP 30 December 2022

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Appendix 2A
Application for quotation of +securities
Information or documents not available now must be given to ASX as soon as available. Information
and documents given to ASX become ASX’s property and may be made public.
If you are an entity incorporated outside Australia and you are seeking quotation of a new class of
+securities other than CDIs, you will need to obtain and provide an International Securities
Identification Number (ISIN) for that class. Further information on the requirement for the notification of
an ISIN is available from the Create Online Forms page. ASX is unable to create the new ISIN for non-
Australian issuers.
*Denotes minimum information required for first lodgement of this form, with exceptions provided in
specific notes for certain questions. The balance of the information, where applicable, must be
provided as soon as reasonably practicable by the entity.
Part 1 – Entity and announcement details
Question
no
Question Answer
1.1 *Name of entity
We (the entity here named) apply for
+quotation of the following +securities and
agree to the matters set out in
Appendix 2A of the ASX Listing Rules.
1

NZME Limited (NZM)
We (the entity here named) apply for the
quotation of the following securities and
agree to the matters set out in Appendix 2A
of the ASX Listing Rules.
1.2 *Registration type and number
Please supply your ABN, ARSN, ARBN, ACN or
another registration type and number (if you supply
another registration type, please specify both the type
of registration and the registration number).
ARBN 612 823 864
1.3 *ASX issuer code NZM
1.4 *This announcement is
Tick whichever is applicable.
☒A new announcement
☐An update/amendment to a previous
announcement
☐A cancellation of a previous
announcement
1.4a *Reason for update
Mandatory only if “Update” ticked in Q1.4 above. A
reason must be provided for an update.
N/A
1.4b *Date of previous announcement to this
update
Mandatory only if “Update” ticked in Q1.4 above.
N/A
1.4c *Reason for cancellation
Mandatory only if “Cancellation” ticked in Q1.4 above.
N/A
1.4d *Date of previous announcement to this
cancellation
Mandatory only if “Cancellation” ticked in Q1.4 above.
N/A

1
Appendix 2A of the Listing Rules includes a warranty that an offer of the securities for sale within 12 months after their issue
will not require disclosure under section 707(3) or 1012C(6) of the Corporations Act. If the securities to be quoted have been
issued by way of a pro rata offer, to give this warranty, you will generally need to have lodged a cleansing notice with ASX
under section 708AA(2)(f) or 1012DAA(2)(f) of the Corporations Act within 24 hours before the securities are offered (see
ASIC Regulatory Guide 189 Disclosure relief for rights issues). If in doubt, please consult your legal adviser.

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1.5 *Date of this announcement 30 December 2022
Part 2 – Type of issue
Question
No.
Question Answer
2.1 *The +securities to be quoted are:
Select whichever item is applicable.
If you wish to apply for quotation of different types of
issues of securities, please complete a separate
Appendix 2A for each type of issue.
☐Being issued as part of a transaction or
transactions previously announced to the
market in an Appendix 3B
☐Being issued under a +dividend or
distribution plan
☐Being issued as a result of options being
exercised or other +convertible securities
being converted
☐Unquoted partly paid +securities that
have been paid up and are now quoted
fully paid +securities
☐Restricted securities where the escrow
period has expired or is about to expire
☐+Securities previously issued under an
+employee incentive scheme where the
restrictions on transfer have ceased or
are about to cease
☒+Securities issued under an +employee
incentive scheme that are not subject to a
restriction on transfer or that are to be
quoted notwithstanding there is a
restriction on transfer
☐Other

2.2a.1 *Date of Appendix 3B notifying the market
of the proposed issue of securities for which
quotation is now being sought
Answer this question if your response to Q2.1 is “Being
issued as part of a transaction or transactions
previously announced to the market in an Appendix
3B”
N/A
2.2a.2 *Are there any further issues of +securities
yet to take place to complete the
transaction(s) referred to in the
Appendix 3B?
Answer this question if your response to Q2.1 is “Being
issued as part of a transaction or transactions
previously announced to the market in an Appendix
3B”.
N/A

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2.2a.2.1 *Please provide details of the further issues
of +securities yet to take place to complete
the transaction(s) referred to in the
Appendix 3B
Answer this question if your response to Q2.1 is “Being
issued as part of a transaction or transactions
previously announced to the market in an Appendix
3B” and your response to Q2.2a.2 is “Yes”.
Please provide details of the proposed dates and
number of securities for the further issues. This may
be the case, for example, if the Appendix 3B related to
an accelerated pro rata offer with an institutional
component being quoted on one date and a retail
component being quoted on a later date.
N/A
2.2b.1 *Date of Appendix 3A.1 lodged with ASX in
relation to the underlying +dividend or
distribution
Answer this question if your response to Q2.1 is “Being
issued under a dividend or distribution plan”.
N/A
2.2b.2 *Does the +dividend or distribution plan
meet the requirement of listing rule 7.2
exception 4 that it does not impose a limit
on participation?
Answer this question if your response to Q2.1 is “Being
issued under a dividend or distribution plan”.
Note: Exception 4 only applies where security holders
are able to elect to receive all of their dividend or
distribution as securities. For example, Exception 4
would not apply in the following circumstances: 1) The
entity has specified a dollar limit on the level of
participation e.g. security holders can only participate
to a maximum value of $x in respect of their
entitlement. 2) The entity has specified a maximum
number of securities that can participate in the plan
e.g. security holders can only receive securities in lieu
of dividend payable for x number of securities.
N/A
2.2c.1 Please state the number and type of
options that were exercised or other
+convertible securities that were converted
(including their ASX security code)
Answer this question if your response to Q2.1 is “Being
issued as a result of options being exercised or other
convertible securities being converted”.
N/A
2.2c.2
And the date the options were exercised or
other +convertible securities were
converted
Answer this question if your response to Q2.1 is “Being
issued as a result of options being exercised or other
convertible securities being converted”.
Note: If this occurred over a range of dates, enter the
date the last of the options was exercised or
convertible securities was converted.
N/A
2.2d.1 Please state the number and type of partly
paid +securities (including their ASX
security code) that were fully paid up
Answer this question if your response to Q2.1 is
“Unquoted partly paid securities that have been paid
up and are now quoted fully paid securities”.
N/A

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2.2d.2
And the date the
+
securities were fully paid
up
Answer this question if your response to Q2.1 is
“Unquoted partly paid securities that have been paid
up and are now quoted fully paid securities”.
Note: If this occurred over a range of dates, enter the
date the last of the securities was fully paid up.
N/A
2.2e.1
Please state the number and type of
+restricted securities (including their ASX
security code) where the escrow period has
expired or is about to expire
Answer this question if your response to Q2.1 is
“Restricted securities where the escrow period has
expired or is about to expire”.
N/A
2.2e.2 And the date the escrow restrictions have
ceased or will cease
Answer this question if your response to Q2.1 is
“Restricted securities where the escrow period has
expired or is about to expire”.
Note: If this occurred over a range of dates, enter the
date the last of the escrow restrictions has ceased or
will cease.
N/A
2.2f.1 Please state the number and type of
+securities (including their ASX security
code) previously issued under the
+employee incentive scheme where the
restrictions on transfer have ceased or are
about to cease
Answer this question if your response to Q2.1 is
“Securities previously issued under an employee
incentive scheme where the restrictions on transfer
have ceased or are about to cease”.
N/A
2.2f.2
And the date the restrictions on transfer
have ceased or will cease:
Answer this question if your response to Q2.1 is
“Securities previously issued under an employee
incentive scheme where the restrictions on transfer
have ceased or are about to cease”.
Note: If this occurred over a range of dates, enter the
date the last of the restrictions on transfer has ceased
or will cease.
N/A
2.2g.1 Please state the number and type of
+securities (including their ASX security
code) issued under an +employee incentive
scheme that are not subject to a restriction
on transfer or that are to be quoted
notwithstanding there is a restriction on
transfer
Answer this question if your response to Q2.1 is
“Securities issued under an employee incentive
scheme that are not subject to a restriction on transfer
or that are to be quoted notwithstanding there is a
restriction on transfer”.
1,048,583 NZME (NZM) ordinary shares.

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2.2g.2 *Please attach a document or provide
details of a URL link for a document lodged
with ASX detailing the terms of the
+employee incentive scheme or a summary
of the terms.
Answer this question if your response to Q2.1 is
“Securities issued under an employee incentive
scheme that are not subject to a restriction on transfer
or that are to be quoted notwithstanding there is a
restriction on transfer”.
Further details of NZME’s 2019 total
incentive plan are summarised within
NZME’s annual report, available at
https://www.nzme.co.nz/investor-
relations/financial-reports-presentations/.
2.2g.3
*Are any of these +securities being issued
to +key management personnel (KMP) or
an +associate
Answer this question if your response to Q2.1 is
“Securities issued under an employee incentive
scheme that are not subject to a restriction on transfer
or that are to be quoted notwithstanding there is a
restriction on transfer”.
N/A – as a New Zealand Foreign Exempt
Listed issuer, NZME’s senior managers will
disclose relevant interests in the shares in
accordance with the New Zealand Financial
Markets Conduct Act 2013.
2.2g.3.a *Provide details of the recipients and the number of +securities issued to each of them.
Answer this question if your response to Q2.1 is “Securities issued under an employee incentive scheme that are
not subject to a restriction on transfer or that are to be quoted notwithstanding there is a restriction on transfer”
and your response to Q2.2g.3 is “Yes”. Repeat the detail in the table below for each KMP involved in the issue. If
the securities are being issued to the KMP, repeat the name of the KMP or insert “Same” in “Name of registered
holder”. If the securities are being issued to an associate of a KMP, insert the name of the associate in “Name of
registered holder”.

Name of KMP Name of registered holder Number of +securities





2.2h.1 *The purpose(s) for which the entity is
issuing the securities is:
Answer this question if your response to Q2.1 is
“Other”.
You may select one or more of the items in the list.
☐to raise additional working capital
☐to fund the retirement of debt
☐to pay for the acquisition of an asset
[provide details below]
☐to pay for services rendered
[provide details below]
☐other [provide details below]
Additional details:



2.2h.2 *Please provide any further information
needed to understand the circumstances in
which you are applying to have these
+securities quoted on ASX, including why
the issue of the +securities has not been
previously announced to the market in an
Appendix 3B
Answer this question if your response to Q2.1 is
“Other”.
N/A

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2.2i *Are these +securities being offered under
a +disclosure document or +PDS?
Answer this question if your response to Q2.1 is any
option other than “Being issued as part of a transaction
or transactions previously announced to the market in
an Appendix 3B”.
No
2.2i.1 *Date of +disclosure document or +PDS?
Answer this question if your response to Q2.1 is any
option other than “Being issued as part of a transaction
or transactions previously announced to the market in
an Appendix 3B” and your response to Q2.2i is “Yes”.
Under the Corporations Act, the entity must apply for
quotation of the securities within 7 days of the date of
the disclosure document or PDS.
N/A
2.3 *The +securities to be quoted are:
Tick whichever is applicable
☒Additional +securities in a class that is
already quoted on ASX ("existing class")
☐New +securities in a class that is not yet
quoted on ASX ("new class")
Part 3A – number and type of +securities to be quoted (existing class or
new class) where issue has previously been notified to ASX in
an Appendix 3B
Answer the questions in this Part if your response to Q2.1 is “Being issued as part of a transaction or transactions previously
announced to the market in an Appendix 3B” and your response to Q2.3 is “existing class” or “new class”.
Question
No.
Question Answer
3A.1 *ASX +security code & description
3A.2 *Number of +securities to be quoted
Part 3B – number and type of +securities to be quoted (existing class)
where issue has not previously been notified to ASX in an
Appendix 3B
Answer the questions in this Part if your response to Q2.1 is anything other than “Being issued as part of a transaction or
transactions previously announced to the market in an Appendix 3B” and your response to Q2.3 is “existing class”.
Question
No.
Question Answer
3B.1 *ASX +security code & description NZM fully paid ordinary shares
3B.2 *Number of +securities to be quoted 1,048,583
3B.3a *Will the +securities to be quoted rank
equally in all respects from their issue date
with the existing issued +securities in that
class?
Yes
3B.3b *Is the actual date from which the
+securities will rank equally (non-ranking
end date) known?
Answer this question if your response to Q3B.3a is
“No”.
N/A
3B.3c *Provide the actual non-ranking end date
Answer this question if your response to Q3B.3a is
“No” and your response to Q3B.3b is “Yes”.
N/A

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3B.3d *Provide the estimated non-ranking end
period
Answer this question if your response to Q3B.3a is
“No” and your response to Q3B.3b is “No”.
N/A
3B.3e *Please state the extent to which the
+securities do not rank equally:
 in relation to the next dividend,
distribution or interest payment; or
 for any other reason
Answer this question if your response to Q3B.3a is
“No”.
For example, the securities may not rank at all, or on a
pro rata basis for the next dividend, distribution or
interest payment; or the securities may not rank at all
or on a pro rata basis or be entitled to participate in
some other event, such as an entitlement issue.
N/A
Part 3C – number and type of +securities to be quoted (new class)
where issue has not previously been notified to ASX in an
Appendix 3B
Answer the questions in this Part if your response to Q2.1 is anything other than “Being issued as part of a transaction or
transactions previously announced to the market in an Appendix 3B” and your response to Q2.3 is “new class”.
Question
No.
Question Answer
3C.1 *Security description
3C.2 *Security type
Select one item from the list
Please select the most appropriate security type from
the list. This will determine more detailed questions to
be asked about the security later in this section. Select
“ordinary fully or partly paid shares/units” for stapled
securities or CDIs. For interest rate securities, please
select the appropriate choice from either “Convertible
debt securities” or “Non-convertible debt securities”.
Select “Other” for performance shares/units and
performance options/rights or if the selections
available in the list do not appropriately describe the
security being issued.
☐Ordinary fully or partly paid shares/units
☐Options
☐+Convertible debt securities
☐Non-convertible +debt securities
☐Redeemable preference shares/units
☐Other
3C.3 ISIN code
Answer this question if you are an entity incorporated
outside Australia and you are seeking quotation of a
new class of securities other than CDIs. See also the
note at the top of this form.

3C.4 *Number of +securities to be quoted
3C.5a *Will all the +securities issued in this class
rank equally in all respects from the issue
date?
Yes or No
3C.5b *Is the actual date from which the
+securities will rank equally (non-ranking
end date) known?
Answer this question if your response to Q3C.5a is
“No”.
Yes or No
3C.5c *Provide the actual non-ranking end date
Answer this question if your response to Q3C.5a is
“No” and your response to Q3C.5b is “Yes”.

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3C.5d *Provide the estimated non-ranking end
period
Answer this question if your response to Q3C.5a is
“No” and your response to Q3C.5b is “No”.

3C.5e *Please state the extent to which the
+securities do not rank equally:
 in relation to the next dividend,
distribution or interest payment; or
 for any other reason
Answer this question if your response to Q3C.5a is
“No”.
For example, the securities may not rank at all, or on a
pro rata basis for the next dividend, distribution or
interest payment; or the +securities may not rank at all
or on a pro rata basis or be entitled to participate in
some other event, such as an entitlement issue.

3C.6 Please attach a document or provide a URL
link for a document lodged with ASX setting
out the material terms of the +securities to
be quoted
You may cross-reference a disclosure document, PDS,
information memorandum, investor presentation or
other announcement with this information provided it
has been released to the ASX Market Announcements
Platform.

3C.7 *Have you received confirmation from ASX
that the terms of the +securities are
appropriate and equitable under listing rule
6.1?
Answer this question only if you are an ASX Listing.
(ASX Foreign Exempt Listings and ASX Debt Listings
do not have to answer this question).
If your response is “No” and the securities have any
unusual terms, you should approach ASX as soon as
possible for confirmation under listing rule 6.1 that the
terms are appropriate and equitable.
Yes or No
3C.8 *Provide a distribution schedule for the new +securities according to the categories set out
in the left hand column – including the number of recipients and the total percentage of the
new +securities held by the recipients in each category.
Number of +securities held Number of holders Total percentage of
+securities held
1 – 1,000
1,001 – 5,000
5,001 – 10,000
10,001 – 100,000
100,001 and over
Answer this question only if you are an ASX Listing (ASX Foreign Exempt Listings and ASX Debt Listings do not
have to answer this question) and the securities to be quoted have already been issued.
Note: if the securities to be quoted have not yet been issued, under listing rule 3.10.5, you will need to provide to
ASX a list of the 20 largest recipients of the new +securities, and the number and percentage of the new
+securities received by each of those recipients, and a distribution schedule for the securities when they are
issued.

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3C.9a Ordinary fully or partly paid shares/units details
Answer the questions in this section if you selected this security type in your response to Question 3C.2.
*+Security currency
This is the currency in which the face amount of an
issue is denominated. It will also typically be the
currency in which distributions are declared.


*Will there be CDIs issued over the
+securities?
Yes or No
*CDI ratio
Answer this question if you answered “Yes” to the
previous question. This is the ratio at which CDIs can
be transmuted into the underlying security (e.g. 4:1
means 4 CDIs represent 1 underlying security
whereas 1:4 means 1 CDI represents 4 underlying
securities).
X:Y
*Is it a partly paid class of +security? Yes or No
*Paid up amount: unpaid amount
Answer this question if answered “Yes” to the
previous question.
The paid up amount represents the amount of
application money and/or calls which have been paid
on any security considered ‘partly paid’
The unpaid amount represents the unpaid or yet to
be called amount on any security considered ‘partly
paid’.
The amounts should be provided per the security
currency (e.g. if the security currency is AUD, then
the paid up and unpaid amount per security in AUD).
X:Y
*Is it a stapled +security?
This is a security class that comprises a number of
ordinary shares and/or ordinary units issued by
separate entities that are stapled together for the
purposes of trading.
Yes or No
3C.9b Option details
Answer the questions in this section if you selected this security type in your response to Question 3C.2.
*+Security currency
This is the currency in which the exercise price is
payable.

*Exercise price
The price at which each option can be exercised and
convert into the underlying security.
The exercise price should be provided per the
security currency (i.e. if the security currency is AUD,
the exercise price should be expressed in AUD).

*Expiry date
The date on which the options expire or terminate.

*Details of the number and type of
+security (including its ASX +security code
if the +security is quoted on ASX) that will
be issued if an option is exercised
For example, if the option can be exercised to receive
one fully paid ordinary share with ASX security code
ABC, please insert “One fully paid ordinary share
(ASX:ABC)”.

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3C.9c Details of non-convertible +debt securities, +convertible debt securities, or
redeemable preference shares/units
Answer the questions in this section if you selected one of these security types in your response to Question
3C.2.
Refer to Guidance Note 34 and the “Guide to the Naming Conventions and Security Descriptions for ASX Quoted
Debt and Hybrid Securities” for further information on certain terms used in this section
*Type of +security
Select one item from the list
☐Simple corporate bond
☐Non-convertible note or bond
☐Convertible note or bond
☐Preference share/unit
☐Capital note
☐Hybrid security
☐Other
*+Security currency
This is the currency in which the face value of the
security is denominated. It will also typically be the
currency in which interest or distributions are paid.

Face value
This is the principal amount of each security.
The face value should be provided per the security
currency (i.e. if security currency is AUD, then the
face value per security in AUD).

*Interest rate type
Select one item from the list
Select the appropriate interest rate type per the terms
of the security. Definitions for each type are provided
in the Guide to the Naming Conventions and Security
Descriptions for ASX Quoted Debt and Hybrid
Securities
☐Fixed rate
☐Floating rate
☐Indexed rate
☐Variable rate
☐Zero coupon/no interest
☐Other
Frequency of coupon/interest payments
per year
Select one item from the list.
☐Monthly
☐Quarterly
☐Semi-annual
☐Annual
☐No coupon/interest payments
☐Other
First interest payment date
A response is not required if you have selected “No
coupon/interest payments” in response to the
question above on the frequency of coupon/interest
payments

Interest rate per annum
Answer this question if the interest rate type is fixed.
% p.a.
*Is the interest rate per annum estimated
at this time?
Answer this question if the interest rate type is fixed.
Yes or No
If the interest rate per annum is estimated,
then what is the date for this information to
be announced to the market (if known)
Answer this question if the interest rate type is fixed
and your response to the previous question is “Yes”.
Answer “Unknown” if the date is not known at this
time.

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*Does the interest rate include a reference
rate, base rate or market rate (e.g. BBSW
or CPI)?
Answer this question if the interest rate type is
floating or indexed.
Yes or No
*What is the reference rate, base rate or
market rate?
Answer this question if the interest rate type is
floating or indexed and your response to the previous
question is “Yes”.

*Does the interest rate include a margin
above the reference rate, base rate or
market rate?
Answer this question if the interest rate type is
floating or indexed.
Yes or No
*What is the margin above the reference
rate, base rate or market rate (expressed
as a percent per annum)
Answer this question if the interest rate type is
floating or indexed and your response to the previous
question is “Yes”.
% p.a.
*Is the margin estimated at this time?
Answer this question if the interest rate type is
floating or indexed.
Yes or No

If the margin is estimated, then what is the
date for this information to be announced
to the market (if known)
Answer this question if the interest rate type is
floating or indexed and your response to the previous
question is “Yes”.
Answer “Unknown” if the date is not known at this
time.


*S128F of the Income Tax Assessment
Act status applicable to the +security
Select one item from the list
For financial products which are likely to give rise to a
payment to which s128F of the Income Tax
Assessment Act applies, ASX requests issuers to
confirm the s128F status of the security:
 “s128F exempt” means interest payments are not
taxable to non-residents;
 “Not s128F exempt” means interest payments are
taxable to non-residents;
 “s128F exemption status unknown” means the
issuer is unable to advise the status;
 “Not applicable” means s128F is not applicable to
this security
☐s128F exempt
☐Not s128F exempt
☐s128F exemption status unknown
☐Not applicable

*Is the +security perpetual (i.e. no maturity
date)?
Yes or No
*Maturity date
Answer this question if the security is not perpetual

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*Select other features applicable to the
+security
Up to 4 features can be selected. Further information
is available in the Guide to the Naming Conventions
and Security Descriptions for ASX Quoted Debt and
Hybrid Securities.
☐Simple
☐Subordinated
☐Secured
☐Converting
☐Convertible
☐Transformable
☐Exchangeable
☐Cumulative
☐Non-Cumulative
☐Redeemable
☐Extendable
☐Reset
☐Step-Down
☐Step-Up
☐Stapled
☐None of the above
*Is there a first trigger date on which a
right of conversion, redemption, call or put
can be exercised (whichever is first)?
Yes or No
*If yes, what is the first trigger date
Answer this question if your response to the previous
question is “Yes”.

Details of the number and type of +security
(including its ASX +security code if the
+security is quoted on ASX) that will be
issued if the securities to be quoted are
converted, transformed or exchanged
Answer this question if the security features include
“converting”, “convertible”, “transformable” or
“exchangeable”.
For example, if the security can be converted into
1,000 fully paid ordinary shares with ASX security
code ABC, please insert “1,000 fully paid ordinary
share (ASX:ABC)”.

Part 4 – Issue details
Question
No.
Question Answer
4.1 *Have the +securities to be quoted been
issued yet?
Yes
4.1a *What was their date of issue?
Answer this question if your response to Q4.1 is
“Yes”.
30 December 2022
4.1b *What is their proposed date of issue?
Answer this question if your response to Q4.1 is “No”.
N/A
4.2 *Are the +securities to be quoted being
issued for a cash consideration?
If the securities are being issued for nil cash
consideration, answer this question “No”.
No

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4.2a *In what currency is the cash consideration
being paid
For example, if the consideration is being paid in
Australian Dollars, state AUD.
Answer this question if your response to Q4.2 is
“Yes”.
N/A
4.2b *What is the issue price per +security
Answer this question if your response to Q4.2 is “Yes”
and by reference to the issue currency provided in
your response to Q4.2a.
Note: you cannot enter a nil amount here. If the
securities are being issued for nil cash consideration,
answer Q4.2 as “No” and complete Q4.2c and Q4.2d.
N/A
4.2c Please describe the consideration being
provided for the +securities to be quoted
Answer this question if your response to Q4.2 is “No”.
Upon the vesting of each performance right
under the 2019 TIP on 31 December 2020,
and the end of the 2 year deferral period, on
30 December 2022 the holder is entitled to
one ordinary share in NZME for no cash
payment, together with an additional
allocation of shares equal to the dividends
paid on vested rights over the vesting period
and the deferral period. Participants have
elected to receive 61% of the shares to
which they would otherwise be entitled to
reflect the tax treatment of the 2019 TIP.
4.2d Please provide an estimate (in AUD) of the
value of the consideration being provided
per +security for the +securities to be
quoted
Answer this question if your response to Q4.2 is “No”.
N/A – see above
Part 5 – Issued capital following quotation
Following the quotation of the +securities the subject of this application, the issued capital of the entity
will comprise:
Note: the figures provided in the tables in sections 5.1 and 5.2 below are used to calculate the total market capitalisation of the
entity published by ASX from time to time. Please make sure you include in the relevant table each class of securities issued by
the entity.
If you have quoted CHESS Depository Interests (CDIs) issued over your securities, include them in the table in section 5.1 and
include in the table in section 5.2 any securities that do not have CDIs issued over them (and therefore are not quoted on ASX).
Restricted securities should only be included in the table in section 5.1 if you are applying to have them quoted because the
escrow period for the securities has expired or is about to expire. Otherwise include them in the table in section 5.2.
5.1 *Quoted +securities (total number of each +class of +securities quoted on ASX following
the +quotation of the +securities the subject of this application)
ASX +security code and description Total number of +securities on issue
NZM fully paid ordinary shares




183,913,614

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5.2 *Unquoted +securities (total number of each +class of +securities issued but not quoted
on ASX):
ASX +security code and description Total number of +securities on issue
Unquoted performance rights issued under
NZME’s 2020 total incentive plan (vested 31
December 2021)

Unquoted performance rights issued under
NZME’s 2021 total incentive plan (to vest 31
December 2022)

Unquoted performance rights issued under
NZME’s 2022 total incentive plan – Long Term
Incentive (unvested)







3,724,664



1,685,520


959,546

Part 6 – Other Listing Rule requirements
The questions in this Part should only be answered if you are an ASX Listing (ASX Foreign Exempt Listings and ASX Debt
Listings do not need to complete this Part) and:
- your response to Q2.1 is “Being issued under a dividend/distribution plan” and the response to Q2.2b.2 is “No”; or
- your response to Q2.1 is “Other”.
Note that if your response to Q2.1 is “Being issued as part of a transaction or transactions previously announced to the market
in an Appendix 3B”, it is assumed that you will have provided the information referred to in this Part in the Appendix 3B.
Question
No.
Question Answer
6.1
*Has the entity obtained, or is it obtaining,
+security holder approval for the issue
under listing rule 7.1?
Yes or No
6.1a *Date of meeting or proposed meeting to
approve the issue under listing rule 7.1
Answer this question if the response to Q6.1 is “Yes”.

6.1b
*Are any of the +securities being issued
without +security holder approval using the
entity’s 15% placement capacity under
listing rule 7.1?
Answer this question if the response to Q6.1 is “No”.
Yes or No
6.1b.1 *How many +securities are being issued
without +security holder approval using the
entity’s 15% placement capacity under
listing rule 7.1?
Answer this question if the response to Q6.1 is “No”
and the response to Q6.1b is “Yes”.
Please complete and separately send by email to your
ASX listings adviser a work sheet in the form of
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has the available capacity under listing rule 7.1 to
issue that number of securities.
6.1c *Are any of the +securities being issued
without +security holder approval using the
entity’s additional 10% placement capacity
under listing rule 7.1A (if applicable)?
Answer this question if the response to Q6.1 is “No”.
Yes, No or n/a
6.1c.1
*How many +securities are being issued
without +security holder approval using the
entity’s additional 10% placement capacity
under listing rule 7.1A?
Answer this question if the response to Q6.1 is “No”
and the response to Q6.1c is “Yes”.
Please complete and separately send by email to your
ASX listings adviser a work sheet in the form of
Annexure C to Guidance Note 21 confirming the entity
has the available capacity under listing rule 7.1A to
issue that number of securities.

Introduced 01/12/19